Jharel Cotton
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 200LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 20, #626, Los Angeles Dodgers | East Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 9 10 5.58 24 24 0 129 105 1.44
2021 2 0 3.52 23 0 0 30.2 30 1.40
2022 4 2 3.56 30 0 0 43 39 1.26
4 Seasons 17 12 4.50 82 29 0 232 197 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 24 9-10 5.58 129 105 1.44
2021 23 2-0 3.52 30.2 30 1.40
2022 30 4-2 3.56 43 39 1.26
4 Seasons 82 17-12 4.50 232 197 1.32
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 24 441 85 6 7.1 5.4 88.2 109.8 21.4 29.4 .221 .368 .232 .267 .319 29.4 20.5 3.6 2.15 2.95
2017 25 2173 402 24 6.0 4.3 86.7 115.0 17.4 31.6 .240 .428 .352 .321 .354 30.9 18.6 9.4 5.58 4.45
2021 29 541 90 5 5.6 3.6 85.8 106.2 26.0 27.8 .186 .317 .296 .272 .283 23.3 21.9 10.9 3.52 3.08
2022 30 741 120 9 7.5 5.0 88.6 111.8 23.9 34.2 .219 .376 .313 .304 .332 30.8 21.5 11.0 3.56 3.83
Player 3896 697 44 6.3 4.4 87.1 115.0 20.1 31.3 .227 .397 .323 .305 .337 29.7 19.8 9.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cotton relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.7%) ,
Changeup
(40.4%) ,
Slider
(10.4%) ,
Curveball
(4.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 36.5 16.5 24.7 22.4 40.0 30.6 29.4 1.2 28.2 38.8 21.2 2.4 7.1 5.4
2017 38.3 27.9 20.6 13.2 33.8 40.0 26.1 5.7 24.9 33.8 21.9 6.2 6.0 4.3
2021 32.2 33.3 15.6 18.9 34.4 35.6 30.0 5.6 23.3 42.2 17.8 5.6 5.6 3.6
2022 30.0 36.7 22.5 10.8 37.5 32.5 30.0 0.8 21.7 36.7 24.2 8.3 7.5 5.0
Player 35.9 28.7 20.8 14.6 35.3 37.0 27.7 4.3 24.5 36.0 21.7 6.0 6.3 4.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 Curveball SF R 34 76.2 62.8 3.9 3.5GLV -5.3 -15.5 5.6 3.5GLV -5.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball SF R 331 92.7 13.0 2.1 8.3ARM 1.3 18.9 2.7 8.3ARM 1.0
2022 Slider SF R 77 79.5 46.3 2.9 12.7GLV 4.6 -2.9 4.7 12.7GLV 7.0
2022 Changeup SF R 299 79.7 36.8 1.9 13.5ARM 0.1 6.1 -0.2 13.5ARM -0.7
2021 Changeup TEX R 164 80.0 34.5 0.4 13.1ARM -0.3 8.0 -1.7 13.1ARM -0.8
2021 Cutter TEX R 7 86.5 25.8 2.8 0.4ARM -2.4 10.4 2.4 0.4ARM -3.3
2021 Curveball TEX R 45 76.7 59.9 4.0 3.3GLV -3.1 -13.4 3.3 3.3GLV -5.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 250 93.2 11.3 4.4 7.1ARM 0.6 20.2 4.0 7.1ARM -0.1
2021 Slider TEX R 75 81.8 40.6 0.5 9.3GLV 3.5 0.3 1.5 9.3GLV 3.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 6 331 44.7 64 .231 .442 .341 20.8 7.8 7.8 .256 .496 .369 30.6
2022 Changeup -0.7 -2 299 40.4 102 .198 .385 .306 32.9 32.4 19.8 .192 .306 .267 31.0
2022 Slider -0.1 0 77 10.4 9 .125 .125 .278 5.9 0.0 0.0 .298 .482 .378 37.5
2022 Curveball -2.3 -1 34 4.6 6 .600 .800 .508 0.0 16.7 20.0 .210 .228 .160 20.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 4 250 46.2 53 .214 .381 .346 24.4 13.2 13.5 .234 .469 .380 28.6
2021 Changeup 2.3 4 164 30.3 57 .180 .240 .222 29.9 29.8 18.9 .128 .200 .188 20.0
2021 Slider -1.5 -1 75 13.9 14 .286 .286 .257 37.5 28.6 22.2 .192 .238 .187 10.0
2021 Curveball -3.9 -2 45 8.3 11 .400 .400 .391 9.1 18.2 28.6 .149 .169 .188 25.0
2021 Cutter -13.6 -1 7 1.3 2 1.000 1.500 1.075 0.0 0.0 -- .750 1.374 .889 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 299 79.7 76 15.0 2:30 2:30 0
2022 Curveball 34 76.2 72 18.9 6:45 6:15 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 331 92.7 99 20.3 12:45 12:45 0
2022 Slider 77 79.5 37 14.4 7:30 8:15 -45
2021 Changeup 163 80.0 77 15.4 2:15 2:15 0
2021 Curveball 45 76.7 68 16.6 6:45 6:30 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 250 93.2 99 21.1 12:45 12:45 0
2021 Slider 75 81.8 30 10.4 8:00 8:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 112 440 4 4 -1 -1 6
2017 560 2,164 -1 6 -19 -11 -25
2021 137 541 5 7 -4 -4 4
2022 181 741 3 9 -4 -5 3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 441 51.0 69.3 80.1 33.8 63.0 43.5 66.1 51.9 24.9 5.4 75.0
2017 2,173 51.1 68.7 80.5 25.3 67.2 42.2 59.6 47.5 22.1 8.5 75.7
2021 541 48.6 73.4 78.2 25.5 59.2 41.8 62.8 48.8 26.9 6.8 83.8
2022 741 50.5 72.2 78.1 28.3 63.5 43.3 58.0 50.5 25.4 7.2 79.2
Player 3,896 50.6 70.1 79.7 26.9 64.7 42.5 60.5 48.8 23.7 7.7 77.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 47 46 1
2017 39 56 34 22 52 26 49 63 69 26 31 33 24 52 47 42 1
2021 44 67 1
2022 30 60 1
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.9 4 3.5 1 2 4 0 0.0
2017 23.6 28 26.6 1 9 18 12 42.9
2021 24.0 2 2.1 0 2 1 1 50.0
2022 24.2 7 7.2 0 3 6 2 28.6
Player 23.8 41 39.3 2 16 29 15 36.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 3
2017 28 26 24 25 29 27 29 24 24 23 28 32 28 30 26 28 25 25 27 26 28 26 29 28 24 24 26 29 30 28 20
2021 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2022 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 6 8 8 5 6 8 7 8 7 8
Player 41 38 35 38 43 39 43 36 33 34 39 45 42 43 39 42 37 37 41 38 43 38 43 43 34 36 39 43 44 41 33
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.8 -- 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 93.0 -- 92.7 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 77.6 -- 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 80.0 -- 79.7 -0.3
Breaking Velocity 85.8 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 79.9 -- 78.5 -1.4
Exit Velocity 88.2 -- -1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 85.8 -- 88.6 2.8
Launch Angle 21.4 -- -4.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 26.0 -- 23.9 -2.1
Barrel % 7.1 -- -1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.6 -- 7.5 1.9
Hard Hit % 29.4 -- 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23.3 -- 30.8 7.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.4 -- 2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 27.8 -- 34.2 6.4
xBA .221 -- 0.019 -- -- -- -- -- -- .186 -- .219 0.033
BA .185 -- 0.082 -- -- -- -- -- -- .237 -- .218 -0.019
xwOBA .267 -- 0.054 -- -- -- -- -- -- .272 -- .304 0.032
wOBA .232 -- 0.120 -- -- -- -- -- -- .296 -- .313 0.017
xSLG .368 -- 0.060 -- -- -- -- -- -- .317 -- .376 0.059
SLG .324 -- 0.170 -- -- -- -- -- -- .331 -- .404 0.073
K% 20.5 -- -1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 21.9 -- 21.5 -0.4
BB% 3.6 -- 5.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.9 -- 11.0 0.1
Swing % 51.9 -- -4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 48.8 -- 50.5 1.7
Whiff% 24.9 -- -2.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 26.9 -- 25.4 -1.5
In Zone % 51.0 -- 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 48.6 -- 50.5 1.9
Out of Zone % 49.0 -- -0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 51.4 -- 49.5 -1.9
Out of Zone Swing % 33.8 -- -8.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.5 -- 28.3 2.8
First Pitch Swing % 32.1 -- -2.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 35.8 -- 30.9 -4.9
First Pitch Strike % 66.1 -- -6.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 62.8 -- 58.0 -4.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 111 .234 60 0 0.0 51 9 17.6
2017 Shifts 560 .351 311 7 2.3 249 46 18.5
2021 Shifts 137 .296 82 4 4.9 55 41 74.5
2022 Shifts 181 .313 103 28 27.2 78 57 73.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 142 19.9 16.2% 5.6% 45 25.4 2.2% 20.0%
2017 655 18.5 12.1% 2.6% 292 23.8 0.0% 13.0%
2021 128 18.1 13.3% 3.9% 104 20.5 1.9% 10.6%
2022 175 16.7 30.9% 0.6% 129 19.7 3.9% 6.2%

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Pitch Distribution